Continuous Improvement Contracts in the UK excluding London

Continual Improvement
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Continuous Improvement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Improvement over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 64 68
Rank change year-on-year +25 +4 +5
Contract jobs citing Continuous Improvement 862 807 1,086
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.25% 3.51% 3.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.03% 3.92% 4.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 523 529 755
10th Percentile £267 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £450 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £543 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.92% +8.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £609 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £685
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 41 26
10th Percentile £15.93 £20.00 £17.38
25th Percentile £25.00 £26.25 £25.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £42.16 £36.46
Median % change year-on-year -11.04% +15.64% +32.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £51.75
90th Percentile - £83.31 £63.24
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £50.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.00% +12.36% +61.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,127 20,595 27,099
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.40% 89.52% 89.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,209 14,220 18,919
10th Percentile £250 £256 £238
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £479
Median % change year-on-year - +4.38% +9.49%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £653
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,061 1,259 1,357
10th Percentile £12.34 £10.63 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.23 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.21%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.72 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%

Continuous Improvement
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Continuous Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Improvement in the UK excluding London

Continuous Improvement
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Improvement within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +27 237 £508 -3.24% 381
North of England +12 179 £500 -9.09% 442
South West +40 165 £513 -14.58% 191
Midlands +39 127 £468 -10.95% 302
North West +26 106 £525 +1.94% 258
Scotland -9 93 £440 -9.65% 110
West Midlands +19 74 £550 +2.56% 190
East of England -6 59 £500 - 166
Yorkshire -6 55 £500 -9.09% 139
East Midlands +40 50 £269 -56.08% 112
North East +1 18 £554 -1.99% 53
Wales +10 5 £513 +5.67% 69
Northern Ireland +5 3 £425 +161.54% 18
Isle of Man - 2 - - 1
Continuous Improvement
UK

Continuous Improvement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (4.29%) Confluence
1 37 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.09%) SharePoint Server
3 4 (0.46%) Apache
3 4 (0.46%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.46%) nginx
4 3 (0.35%) IBM HTTP Server
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Portal
5 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.12%) Appian
5 1 (0.12%) CMS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 54 (6.26%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (0.93%) CATIA
6 5 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.58%) CINEMA 4D
7 3 (0.35%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.23%) Sketch
8 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
9 1 (0.12%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (1.74%) Teamcenter
2 11 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.93%) DELMIA
3 8 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
3 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.46%) Infor SunSystems
5 3 (0.35%) Primavera
5 3 (0.35%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.12%) SAP AFS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.12%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 98 (11.37%) Azure
2 48 (5.57%) Power Platform
3 34 (3.94%) AWS
4 24 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
5 22 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (2.09%) Serverless
8 17 (1.97%) Azure Stack
9 16 (1.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 16 (1.86%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (1.74%) SuccessFactors
11 14 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (1.62%) GCP
12 13 (1.51%) Entra ID
12 13 (1.51%) IaaS
13 12 (1.39%) Azure Functions
14 11 (1.28%) PowerApps
15 9 (1.04%) OpenShift
15 9 (1.04%) PaaS
16 8 (0.93%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.06%) Modbus
1 35 (4.06%) RS-422
1 35 (4.06%) RS-485
2 28 (3.25%) Firewall
3 21 (2.44%) BGP
4 13 (1.51%) DNS
5 10 (1.16%) LAN
6 8 (0.93%) DHCP
6 8 (0.93%) VPN
7 7 (0.81%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.58%) Broadband
8 5 (0.58%) Intranet
8 5 (0.58%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (0.46%) HTTP
9 4 (0.46%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.46%) IPsec
9 4 (0.46%) WAN
10 3 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (0.35%) IOS XR
10 3 (0.35%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.87%) Power BI
2 21 (2.44%) NoSQL
2 21 (2.44%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.16%) Data Mining
5 9 (1.04%) Metadata
6 8 (0.93%) MySQL
7 7 (0.81%) Tableau
8 6 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (0.70%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.58%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.46%) Couchbase
10 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.46%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.35%) OLAP
11 3 (0.35%) Power Query
12 2 (0.23%) GIS
12 2 (0.23%) OLTP
12 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
12 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 67 (7.77%) JIRA
2 36 (4.18%) Git
3 24 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.16%) JUnit
4 10 (1.16%) Postman
4 10 (1.16%) Selenium
5 8 (0.93%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.70%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.70%) Maven
7 4 (0.46%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.46%) ERwin
7 4 (0.46%) GitLab
7 4 (0.46%) IntelliJ
8 3 (0.35%) Burp Suite
8 3 (0.35%) IBM UrbanCode
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.23%) Gradle
9 2 (0.23%) Hudson
9 2 (0.23%) kappa
General
1 377 (43.74%) Social Skills
2 161 (18.68%) Analytical Skills
2 161 (18.68%) Finance
3 92 (10.67%) Public Sector
4 62 (7.19%) Manufacturing
4 62 (7.19%) Telecoms
5 51 (5.92%) Legal
6 49 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
7 44 (5.10%) Electronics
8 42 (4.87%) Marketing
9 30 (3.48%) Retail
10 26 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (2.78%) Banking
12 18 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.51%) Law
15 12 (1.39%) Aerospace
16 11 (1.28%) Billing
17 10 (1.16%) Local Government
18 9 (1.04%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 124 (14.39%) Analyst
2 92 (10.67%) Lead
3 84 (9.74%) Senior
4 75 (8.70%) Developer
5 53 (6.15%) Architect
6 51 (5.92%) Project Manager
7 44 (5.10%) Software Engineer
8 28 (3.25%) C++ Software Engineer
9 26 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
10 23 (2.67%) Consultant
10 23 (2.67%) IT Manager
10 23 (2.67%) SOC Analyst
11 21 (2.44%) Business Analyst
12 19 (2.20%) IT Support
12 19 (2.20%) Technical Support
13 18 (2.09%) Service Manager
13 18 (2.09%) Support Engineer
14 17 (1.97%) Senior Manager
14 17 (1.97%) Service Analyst
14 17 (1.97%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.48%) React
2 18 (2.09%) .NET
2 18 (2.09%) REST
3 15 (1.74%) Web Services
4 14 (1.62%) J2EE
5 13 (1.51%) Spring
6 11 (1.28%) Spring Boot
7 10 (1.16%) JSON
7 10 (1.16%) Kafka
8 9 (1.04%) Node.js
9 7 (0.81%) Apache Camel
9 7 (0.81%) LDAP
9 7 (0.81%) OAuth
9 7 (0.81%) OpenID
9 7 (0.81%) RESTful
9 7 (0.81%) SAML
9 7 (0.81%) YAML
10 6 (0.70%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.70%) CSS
10 6 (0.70%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.54%) Management Information System
2 63 (7.31%) Self-Motivation
3 53 (6.15%) Product Ownership
4 31 (3.60%) CSOC
4 31 (3.60%) Security Operations Centre
5 19 (2.20%) Private Cloud
6 13 (1.51%) Life Science
6 13 (1.51%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.39%) Robotics
8 11 (1.28%) CMDB
9 10 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.04%) NHS
10 9 (1.04%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.93%) IoT
12 7 (0.81%) Data Centre
12 7 (0.81%) Public Cloud
13 6 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (0.70%) Motion Graphics
13 6 (0.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 50 (5.80%) Windows
2 38 (4.41%) Linux
3 8 (0.93%) Unix
4 7 (0.81%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.46%) Android
6 4 (0.46%) CentOS
7 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.35%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.35%) Solaris
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (32.13%) Agile
2 225 (26.10%) Problem-Solving
3 151 (17.52%) Project Management
4 115 (13.34%) DevOps
5 112 (12.99%) ITIL
6 95 (11.02%) Decision-Making
7 93 (10.79%) Stakeholder Management
8 83 (9.63%) Roadmaps
9 82 (9.51%) Project Delivery
10 78 (9.05%) Change Management
11 73 (8.47%) Service Management
12 70 (8.12%) Analytics
13 66 (7.66%) Coaching
14 64 (7.42%) Scrum
14 64 (7.42%) Service Delivery
15 62 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
16 59 (6.84%) Unit Testing
17 58 (6.73%) Software Engineering
18 56 (6.50%) Time Management
19 54 (6.26%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 65 (7.54%) Python
2 50 (5.80%) C#
3 49 (5.68%) SQL
4 39 (4.52%) C
4 39 (4.52%) C++
5 34 (3.94%) Java
6 25 (2.90%) JavaScript
7 22 (2.55%) PowerShell
8 15 (1.74%) Bash
9 7 (0.81%) Perl
9 7 (0.81%) PL/SQL
10 6 (0.70%) PHP
10 6 (0.70%) Shell Script
10 6 (0.70%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.46%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.35%) Groovy
12 3 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.35%) Scala
12 3 (0.35%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 159 (18.45%) Degree
2 142 (16.47%) Security Cleared
3 70 (8.12%) DV Cleared
4 63 (7.31%) SC Cleared
5 24 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.55%) SANS
7 19 (2.20%) PMI Certification
8 18 (2.09%) HNC
8 18 (2.09%) Master's Degree
9 17 (1.97%) HND
10 14 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (1.62%) PMP
11 13 (1.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 11 (1.28%) CISSP
13 10 (1.16%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.93%) CISM
14 8 (0.93%) NVQ Level 3
15 7 (0.81%) CIPD
15 7 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (8.12%) QA
2 37 (4.29%) SLA
3 36 (4.18%) GDPR
4 30 (3.48%) Accessibility
5 26 (3.02%) PMO
6 18 (2.09%) Government Security Classifications
7 17 (1.97%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.28%) NCSC
9 9 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.93%) NIST
11 7 (0.81%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
12 5 (0.58%) GAMP
12 5 (0.58%) GxP
12 5 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 4 (0.46%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.46%) HL7
13 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 4 (0.46%) ISO17020
13 4 (0.46%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 30 (3.48%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.55%) Docker
4 12 (1.39%) VMware NSX
5 10 (1.16%) vSphere
6 8 (0.93%) Hyper-V
7 6 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.35%) XenApp
9 2 (0.23%) Ceph
9 2 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 26 (3.02%) Ansible
2 22 (2.55%) Kubernetes
3 19 (2.20%) Terraform
4 7 (0.81%) Kibana
4 7 (0.81%) SCCM
4 7 (0.81%) SCOM
4 7 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.58%) Grafana
5 5 (0.58%) Puppet
6 4 (0.46%) OPNET
6 4 (0.46%) PowerCLI
7 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Satellite
7 3 (0.35%) WSUS
8 2 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.23%) Pacemaker
8 2 (0.23%) Podman
8 2 (0.23%) vRealize
8 2 (0.23%) vRealize Orchestrator
9 1 (0.12%) SELinux
Vendors
1 124 (14.39%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.45%) SAP
3 29 (3.36%) Atlassian
4 28 (3.25%) Oracle
5 26 (3.02%) VMware
6 20 (2.32%) ServiceNow
7 14 (1.62%) BT
8 13 (1.51%) Cisco
8 13 (1.51%) Google
9 12 (1.39%) Adobe
10 10 (1.16%) Remedy
11 8 (0.93%) Siemens
11 8 (0.93%) SolarWinds
12 7 (0.81%) Cadence
12 7 (0.81%) ForgeRock
13 6 (0.70%) BMC
13 6 (0.70%) Pega
13 6 (0.70%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.70%) Sun
14 5 (0.58%) Dell